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County:

Assumption Parish

State:

Louisiana

FIPS Code:

22007

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

128,459

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

7.55

% Water:

7.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

54

Mean July Temp:

82

Topography:

Flat Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty, Low Employment, Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

19,654

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

22,084

12.4%

0.7%

11.7%

1990:

22,753

3.0%

-8.2%

11.2%

2000:

23,388

2.8%

-3.0%

5.8%

2005:

23,196

-0.8%

-2.8%

2.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

15,565

66.6%

0-to-19:

7,424

31.7%

Black:

7,303

31.2%

20-to-39:

6,394

27.3%

Hispanic:

284

1.2%

40-to-59:

6,108

26.1%

American Indian:

67

0.3%

60-plus:

3,462

14.8%

Other:

169

0.7%

Median Age:

34.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

69.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

59.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

7.4%

Median Family Income:

$36,052

Families Below Poverty Line:

19.5%

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